Huawei claims it could become the world's largest smartphone maker next year

referring to The Chinese smartphone maker said yesterday that it is positioned to become the world's largest smartphone vendor by the end of next year. Huawei just upped its 2018 yearend shipment prediction to more than 200 million, which Huawei chief executive Howard Yu previously expressed as his goal. Although Samsung and Apple have long held the first and second spots respectively, Huawei is actually very well-situated to make such an ambitious claim — the smartphone giant just overtook Apple this week as the second largest smartphone vendor. Although Samsung is positioned to fall short of this benchmark, it will most likely — if not certainly – still push more devices out than Huawei will. Huawei has therefore mainly focused on the Chinese and European markets, where it has seen the green roll in.

Why spend £1,000 on a smartphone when you could get one for less than £150?

How do you find the best-value smartphone deal? Tesco Mobile's sim deal is not the absolute cheapest, but it is very competitive, and the company offers the best customer service in the industry (winning accolades from Which? For £7.50 a month Tesco will give you 1GB of data and 500 minutes of calls – if you sign up for 12 months. It you want 6GB of data a month Tesco will charge you £12.50 a month. This week the Techadvisor website, which spends hours comparing handsets, named the £469 OnePlus 6 the best phone you can buy right now, beating the £999 iPhone X and other rivals.

BlackBerry Key2: A good smartphone that could be great

according to After a month with the BlackBerry Key2, there are a couple of things I really like about it, and a couple of things that need to go. Video: BlackBerry Key2 hands-onThe BlackBerry Key2 recently began shipping to customers in the US. As a successor to last year's KEYone, the Key2 boasts a refined design that looks stunning in person. Read also: Best Android Phones for 2018 - CNETBattery lifeBlackBerry devices have traditionally had excellent battery life, and the Key2 is no different. BlackBerry debuts Jarvis software scanning platform at NAIASJarvis functions as static binary code scanning software that detects vulnerabilities in automotive systems.

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